deals

Dec 20, 2021

After a challenging 2020, M&A action sprung back to life in 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW: If the theme last year was about consolidation of operations and conservation of resources, a pickup in sentiment saw a surge in deal-making in 2021.

Jan 16, 2020

Adtech fuels M&A deals in 2019 as holding companies hit the brakes

Dentsu once again topped the list, but its total of 12 was far below the 34 it made in 2018, says Results International.

Jan 3, 2020

China sees weakest marketing M&A in past decade

Asia-Pacific deal-making slumps as companies look inward, reveals R3 Worldwide study.

Jul 17, 2019

M&A deals slow down but value grows

TOP OF THE CHARTS: R3’s latest study highlights martech as the driver behind industry M&A, and points to a big drop in China activity.

Dec 13, 2018

Top 5 agency deals of 2018

Our list of the most significant acquisitions, mergers and launches of the year.

Nov 14, 2018

Dentsu dealmaking pushes it up R3's M&A League

Dentsu's seven October deals vaults it ahead of WPP and Omnicom globally, but holding companies are giving way to a wider variety of investors in marketing deals.